>Since Dave has posted looking for the >switches to put cruise into a Westy. >I figured now would be a good time to >ask some real basic cruise control >questions. I have never really dealt >with cruise control problems so I am a >little lost as to where to start. I >have the cruise mounted and everything >I assumed worked at one time or another. Does it work sometimes or never? >I have checked the very obvious >(fuses, wires coming from switch on >steering column are attached). My >questions is there a common failure >point in the cruise control system that >I should atleast start my trouble >shooting near. One time I realized that the switch at the clutch pedal wasn't closed enough to it's tab. On every pot hole I passed the cruise control swiched off. >Is there fuses in the >engine compartment? There are no electrics in the engine compartment for cruise control, just one wire wich is used for the tach, too. >I have had the >motor out of it and had to disconnect >everything to do the rebuilt. However, >I don't remember anything looking >out of place on putting it back together. >What is the minimum speed that >you can set it for? On my installation the minimum speed is 70 km/h (40 mph?). This is much too fast, I would like to have the minimum speed set to 30 km/h. I guess I will find the failure on the speedo pickup, it generates too less current to drive the control electronics. >This has always been the one thing that >I want to fix, >but never seem to find the time. Ryan, I hope this helps. Regards Helmut '80 Vanagaudi |
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